Haven't got around to posting yet, but here is some stuff I found this year.
Let's start off with the snakes. Found lots of garters this year, here is a mating ball i found, i felt bad for disturbing them.. but once i put them down they went right back to business! Didn't even care i was there....
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/MatingBall3.jpg
Another garter
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/bbad00e9.jpg
The water snakes are out as well.....
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/8e2ce58a.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/df18908d.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130035.jpg
Here was something new.. redbelly snake fliped under a board
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130016.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130028.jpg
Fence Lizards...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/chatsworth/P1010016.jpg
Turtles found: redbellys, painted, musks, box, terripans, snappers.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/RedbellysBasking.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/redbelly1.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/SnappingTurtle2.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/trip report pics/55fe48d8.jpg
As for frogs and toads: Bulls,greens,leopards,pickerels, carpenters, fowler's toads, chorus frogs
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130042.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/Picture008.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/trip report pics/Bullfrog2.jpg
Salamanders: Finding redback sals all year long... here is one of the smallest i've ever found
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130043.jpg
Went out to my marbled sal spot yesterday (5-4-06) and surprisingly they are still out!! Found 2 under logs.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130001.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130012.jpg
Also found my 2nd NJ Red salamander
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/chatsworth/P1010013.jpg
That's about it for now, i should be heading out saturday i'll post pics.
hope you all enjoyed
-Brandon
Let's start off with the snakes. Found lots of garters this year, here is a mating ball i found, i felt bad for disturbing them.. but once i put them down they went right back to business! Didn't even care i was there....
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/MatingBall3.jpg
Another garter
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/bbad00e9.jpg
The water snakes are out as well.....
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/8e2ce58a.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/df18908d.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130035.jpg
Here was something new.. redbelly snake fliped under a board
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130016.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130028.jpg
Fence Lizards...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/chatsworth/P1010016.jpg
Turtles found: redbellys, painted, musks, box, terripans, snappers.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/RedbellysBasking.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Birch Grove Park/redbelly1.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/SnappingTurtle2.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/trip report pics/55fe48d8.jpg
As for frogs and toads: Bulls,greens,leopards,pickerels, carpenters, fowler's toads, chorus frogs
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130042.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/Picture008.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/trip report pics/Bullfrog2.jpg
Salamanders: Finding redback sals all year long... here is one of the smallest i've ever found
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130043.jpg
Went out to my marbled sal spot yesterday (5-4-06) and surprisingly they are still out!! Found 2 under logs.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130001.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/Patcong/P1130012.jpg
Also found my 2nd NJ Red salamander
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/njsnakeman/chatsworth/P1010013.jpg
That's about it for now, i should be heading out saturday i'll post pics.
hope you all enjoyed
-Brandon